With the Shadowkeep expansion coming this fall, Finishing Moves are being introduced to Destiny 2. But what exactly this new feature entails and how it works has not yet been known. However, Bungie has clarified this and explained the finishers in more detail.
What are Finishing Moves? During the presentation of the upcoming major fall expansion Shadowkeep, Bungie revealed Finishing Moves as one of the new features.
Some short clips were shown, featuring the various Guardian classes performing some cool new animations to spectacularly take out a few enemies, even sending a hefty ogre flying through the air. However, no further explanations or details were provided – at least not until now.
Where is the information coming from? In an exclusive interview with Polygon, Destiny Franchise Director Luke Smith and Destiny General Manager Mark Noseworthy spoke more about this new feature and revealed various new details about the finishers.
This is what we now know about the finishers:
Finishing Moves or Finishers are new attack options for the Guardians. Bungie describes them as a type of “combat emote”. They vary in appearance and execution depending on the Guardian class.
These attacks cost Super energy (not the full amount) and can only be executed at certain moments.
Once an enemy’s health drops below a certain threshold, it will be indicated that a finisher can be activated.
You are vulnerable during the finisher animations and can take damage.
Finishers are meant to be more than just a visually stylish way to send enemies to the virtual afterlife. They will also have a functional purpose. Special mods can be applied to armor pieces, allowing these new moves to have various effects. So far, the only example given has been generating extra ammunition for your team.
At launch, you will only be able to equip one finisher, but Bungie is working on the ability to choose from multiple options. A random option will also be introduced, where you won’t know which finisher will be executed next by your guardian.
The finisher system is twofold: There is the style, meaning the visual component, which is separate from the functional component that affects gameplay. Both components can be customized independently of each other. The gameplay component will not be influenced by a different look of the animation.
The cosmetic component can be earned similar to emotes: through the Eververse or as rare unlocking through challenging in-game challenges. The mods with the in-game bonuses, meaning the functional component, can only be earned through gameplay.
If you have taken a long break from World of Warcraft, you are now getting a few days of game time for free. Will Blizzard manage to entice you back to WoW?
In the past six months, many players have turned away from World of Warcraft. The content was not liked, the new game systems were partly not well received, and other issues plagued WoW. However, for the last few weeks, the new Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara is live. For many players, this has probably come too late, since they no longer have a subscription.
Now Blizzard is trying to win these players back and lure them back to Azeroth. Former players can claim three free days of game time.
This is how you get 3 free WoW days: If you have turned your back on World of Warcraft for several months and do not have an active subscription or any paid game time, then you should start your Battle.net launcher. The “Gift” symbol should be flashing in the upper right corner. With two simple clicks, you can unlock three days of game time for your account, which starts immediately.
What should you do in the 3 days? The 3 days are perfect for trying out all the new content. You can complete the first quests in Nazjatar, have fun in Mechagon, or join a group for the new raid Eternal Palace. Most content cannot be completed in three days, but it is enough to get a good impression.
Until when is the offer available? If you are still unsure whether you want to check it out again or prefer to wait for a free weekend, you have until July 28 to redeem the free game time. It is definitely worth taking a longer look at Patch 8.2 to see if Battle for Azeroth has finally turned around.
Are you taking advantage of this offer, have you already used it, or does it leave you cold?
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale streams a 13-year-old boy for 10 hours every day and asks for donations. However, this has a good purpose, as the child needs the money to pay for his father’s cancer treatment.
Who is the child? The young streamer is known on Twitch as Zyl. He is 13 years old, and his father has advanced-stage colon cancer.
Without chemotherapy, the man would be dead in a year; a treatment could give him another three years and has a roughly 20 percent chance of overcoming the disease.
What did the boy do? Since such a treatment is expensive, several thousand dollars were needed for medication and other expenses. Since the father can no longer work, his son tried to raise the money.
So he sat down at the computer every day and streamed Fortnite for 10 hours. His goal was to raise 5,000 Canadian dollars for the medication.
Famous Pro Helps with Breakthrough
How successful was Zyl? In the first days, Zyl had little success as a small streamer, and hardly anyone was interested in the boy’s plight. However, this changed on the 4th day.
On that day, the famous pro-gamer Col MackWood donated 25 dollars. He also talked about the situation on his own channels, and from then on, the matter went viral.
People flooded the boy’s channel and left money. The funding goal of 5,000 dollars was reached within a few hours.
This is how it continued: Since the medication and additional treatment options continue to incur costs and there are also ongoing expenses, Zyl decided to continue streaming and asking for money. This has now brought him over 20,000 dollars and over 50,000 followers on Twitch.
With the money, expensive medications, a wheelchair, a private hospital room, and an upgrade for Zyl’s computer have been paid for. In the meantime, the boy’s father also appeared and thanked for the donations and his son’s efforts.
Even Former Cheaters Support Zyl
A particularly curious incident was that the two streamers Xxif and Ronaldo offered to finance the boy’s trip to the Fortnite World Cup at their own expense.
The two streamers had caused controversies because they were disqualified due to cheating during World Cup qualification and were able to qualify again after their ban expired.
By supporting Zyl, they probably want to restore their reputation, and the community has responded well so far.
Haters Doubt the Cancer Story
Does it have any downsides? The majority of the community supports Zyl and is moved by his story. However, some people find the situation a bit suspicious.
The boy and his father live in Canada, so everyone should be insured, and no one should have to pay for cancer treatments.
Therefore, they consider the story to be fake, and Zyl and his father might only want to enrich themselves and shamelessly exploit the community’s sympathy.
Zyl himself strongly denies this. The treatment itself is indeed free, according to Zyl, but the additional medications and other treatment options are not covered by the insurance. Overall, there is a lack of money since the father can no longer go to work.
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On Reddit, some users agree with this. Even in Canada, one is not in a health paradise. It depends entirely on the province one lives in and how elaborate the treatment is in the end. There can easily be several thousand dollars in additional costs for those affected.
Digital Extremes, the developers of Warframe, drew the unsuspecting public’s attention with a replica Warframe weapon and a lot of effects as part of a PR campaign.
This is what happened: A Warframe promotional booth was set up at several locations. Interested passersby and fans could take part in a small photo shoot. Participants were handed a replica of the Opticor weapon and posed wildly under the guidance of a photographer – with a small caveat: “Just don’t pull the trigger.”
Yes, but why not? Does something explode? In short, yes. The whole scene around the photo shoot was meticulously manipulated and could explode at the push of a button – including an absolute highlight of a police car that split in two. Noise, smoke, horrified faces, screams, a lot of confusion, but certainly also a lot of fun were the results.
Check it out for yourself in the video here:
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Why did Warframe do this? The action took place as part of a promotional campaign for Warframe’s in-house event, TennoCon. Digital Extremes uses the event for major new announcements in Warframe and for direct interaction with fans.
Special highlights of TennoCon 2019 included new information and announcements about:
On YouTube: The video reached 263,785 views within just 20 hours of release. It got 21,464 likes compared to just 253 dislikes (as of July 9, 2:40 PM).
User ZabelAndy writes: “It’s nice to see that Warframe is getting the attention it deserves, and this can only happen because there is a fantastic team behind the game. Get bigger and stay as incredible as you are.”
World of Warcraft has now been around for nearly 15 years. Therefore, many fans wonder what the MMORPG could look like with current graphics. A video shows some of the game areas of World of Warcraft with Unreal Engine 4 graphics, practically like a WoW.
With the new video, he shows the game areas Grizzly Hills, Forest of Elwynn, Duskwood, Westfall, and Durotar, which he recreated with Unreal Engine 4. This shows how World of Warcraft could look if Blizzard were to undertake a graphical overhaul.
This is a collection of his past works that he has created over the years.
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What is there to see? The video guides you through the mentioned game areas for a full 12 minutes. Even though the comic look is no longer present due to Unreal Engine, the zones are immediately recognizable. Daniel L has made great effort to recreate everything as faithfully as possible.
During the journey through the landscapes, the corresponding melodies from the WoW soundtrack play, creating a fitting atmosphere.
The lighting effects made possible by the engine create a very special mood. One might almost get lost in thought.
How beautiful World of Warcraft could look with Unreal Engine 4.
Does it fit World of Warcraft?
Would WoW be that fun? The video is very impressive. Many fans of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft are probably waiting for such a graphical overhaul. The question is, would this still be WoW? If the well-known style and look were no longer present, would the MMORPG lose some of its “soul”?
Why does World of Warcraft use the graphics it has? WoW is one of the most played MMORPGs. And that is partly due to the graphics. The comic style is essentially timeless. If Blizzard had opted for a more realistic appearance in 2004, the graphics of WoW would be completely outdated by now.
Even though the comic style seems a bit outdated now, the MMORPG is still fun to play today.
Moreover, World of Warcraft runs due to its graphics even on less powerful computers, allowing more players to enjoy the MMORPG.
What do you think? Should Blizzard undertake a graphical overhaul of WoW to make it look like in Daniel L’s video?
In the online shooter Anthem , 9 new legendary and masterwork weapons have appeared. They are already on the test server, where the Cataclysm update is currently being played. The special thing is: The weapons have new abilities.
This was a point of criticism for Anthem: Players complained that there was little “spectacular” loot that makes a real difference and significantly changes the gameplay experience.
The weapons all felt relatively the same and had no significant impact on how the otherwise great firefights feel in Anthem. Anthem was often compared to Destiny – Bungie’s shooter thrives on its unique weapons.
Flashfire – fires bolts that jump from enemy to enemy
These are the 9 new weapons from Anthem
This is how BioWare plans to address the issue: 9 new weapons have now appeared on the test server, featuring abilities that didn’t exist before:
Jarra’s Wrath, a Volt Caster – can fire a lightning arc over a short distance
Lightning Rod, a Volt Caster, can call down lightning to a specific location
Razorwing, a Blade Slinger, fires a heavy blade that bounces between targets
Rainmaker, a Pulse Accelerator, sends out energy bursts that explode into smaller projectiles
Shard Storm, a Blade Slinger, fires experimental crystal projectiles into the immediate area
Gravedigger, a Pulse Accelerator, unleashes a progressively stronger stream of energy
Bad Omen, Pulse Accelerator – charges up to then unleash a burst of energy projectiles
Riza’s Ripper, Blade Slinger – fires a serrated blade that causes sustained shrapnel damage
Flashfire, Volt Caster – fires a lightning attack that jumps from enemy to enemy
Here you can see all 9 new weapons in Anthem:
Where do these weapons come from? A player introduced 9 of his drops on the EA forum. He says: These items come from 50 loot boxes. There were 7 legendary items among them.
6 of the weapons were presented as legendary. The weapons Rainmaker, Shard Storm, and Gravedigger in their masterwork version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb55DPGxZgY
Where can you see the weapons in action? A YouTuber tested the weapons on the PTS and shows them in action. We’ve embedded the video for you right here above.
The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is the latest creation from the makers of Until Dawn, offering various co-op modes in addition to the classic single-player experience. We explain how you can turn the horror game into a spine-chilling movie night!
What is The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan? The developers at Supermassive Games present a new installment in survival horror following the success of Until Dawn. The Man of Medan is the first of several installments in the so-called “The Dark Pictures Anthology”, where you can accompany a group of friends through living and dying as in Until Dawn.
While Until Dawn was still a pure single-player experience, in Man of Medan you have several multiplayer modes to choose from.
What game modes are included? You can either scare yourself classically alone or experience together with friends the creative ways the developers send their characters to the great beyond.
Even the harmless conversations at the beginning can have far-reaching consequences
Man of Medan distinguishes between two cooperative game modes you can choose from: the so-called Shared Story and Movie Night.
Shared Story for two players
This is how the Shared Story mode works: You experience the story together with a friend via the internet. Who plays which character depends on the respective game situation and the significance of the characters for the scene in question.
It can even happen that you have to confront each other with decisions that influence the course of the game. If a character meets their end, you take control of another figure.
Those communicating via a PlayStation party can directly discuss the decisions made. It becomes particularly exciting when your choices affect your partner’s life.
The Movie Night for two to five players
This is how the “Movie Night” mode works: The movie night is supposed to be just what you understand by that: Two to five friends gather for a cozy evening on the couch. In this game mode, each player can control one of the five friends and influence the life and death of the game character.
Each player can choose a character
The game is played alternately, depending on which character is currently in focus. If you lose your controlled character, you’re out but can of course observe the survival struggle of your friends – just like in a movie.
The movie night also offers opportunities for smaller challenges, for example, which character dies last or the joint effort to save all characters alive across the “finish line”.
The mysterious ghost ship.
How long does the movie night last? The playtime is estimated at about 4 hours. Instead of a “normal” movie, you’ll be expecting more of an epic like The Lord of the Rings in terms of length. However, it’s of course possible to split a gaming session over several evenings.
With 69 different types of death, the incentive should also be high to play through Man of Medan more frequently.
What do you think of these co-op modes? Are you interested or do you prefer to scare yourself alone?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale the big showdown between the giant monster and the gigantic robot is likely to happen soon. A countdown points to the big end event of Season 9.
What is the countdown about? Anyone logging into Fortnite and starting a game will not be able to miss the big countdown.
It can be seen among other places on the sky platforms. It is steadily counting down from today and seems to end in 7 days from the time of this news.
When does the countdown end? The countdown should end on July 20, 2019, at 8:00 PM our time. Then the big event to end Season 9 should kick off. But what happens then?
Monster vs. Robot is coming
What happens when the countdown runs out? The upcoming event on July 20 is likely to be the completion of the robot. The massive machine being built at the Pressure Plant, which has grown a bit bigger every week, should finally be finished and face off against the monster “Cattus”.
What could the big fight look like? According to the site Forbes, Epic might finally bring the epic boss fight that players have been waiting for many seasons.
Millions of players around the world shot away billions of hitpoints to bring about the end of Season 8. Epic has thus proven that they can handle global battles.
So why not hold it as an epic global mega boss fight, with players supporting the robot against Cattus?
What the map will look like after this battle of giants can only be speculated. It is quite possible that Epic is planning something special for Season 10 and will completely remodel the map.
What do the fans think? A fan on Reddit assumes that players will helplessly watch from the Battle Bus as the monster and robot fight each other. The monster wins, but is then killed by a nuclear missile, causing the whole island to sink.
Players then land on a completely new map in Season 10, which will again be called Season 1, a “Neo World,” as announced in the last music track.
In general, there is agreement that Season 9 ends in a great final battle between the robot and the monster. Perhaps we will find a few more hints about the big event in the days leading up to it.
Gears 5 will be the next game in the “Gears of War” saga. The third-person shooter will be released on September 10 for PC and Xbox One. It will receive an “M” rating and offer plenty of violence and blood. However, smoking will completely disappear from the game after an anti-smoking organization complained.
Why is smoking being removed? An anti-smoking organization, the “Truth Initiative,” approached the esports league that holds the broadcasting rights to Gears 5. The organization wanted to ensure that all references to smoking and tobacco would disappear from the game. They got their way.
As Variety reports, there were previously occasional scenes with tobacco in the “Gears of War” titles, with certain characters smoking cigarettes or cigars. That’s now over.
A representative of the esports league states that the decision to remove all tobacco references from Gears 5 has been in the works for months: “It required a lot of time and careful thought. It’s the right image for the ELeague and for the game.”
Studio Head says he has always been against smoking
This is what the studio says: The head of “The Coalition,” Rod Fergusson, says he has experienced firsthand the destructive influences of smoking.
For him, it has always been important not to use smoking as a narrative device, which is why the conscious decision was made to avoid glorifying smoking and giving it a platform. This applies to Gears 5 and everything else in the “Gears of War” universe.
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Will they also remove violence? No, there are no signs of that. The esports league representative says that the removal of smoking does not change the actual game.
This implies that lowering the level of violence would indeed change the actual game.
First Netflix, now making video games smoke-free
This is what the anti-smoking organization says: They hope that this example will set a precedent and that other video game studios will also renounce the depiction of smoking.
Its declared goal is to protect the youth of America from smoking. Therefore, they want to ban smoking from pop culture.
The Truth Initiative had already advocated for the network popular among teenagers, Netflix, to remove smoking from its series such as “Stranger Things” or “Orange is the New Black.”
They released a study showing that smoking among the age group of 15-24 increased in 2018.
Cross-Play is something that many fans of Borderlands 3 wish for. Clarity is expected soon.
Borderlands 3 is one of the games that gamers are most eagerly waiting for in 2019. There has been much discussion beforehand about whether cross-play will be offered.
But is cross-play coming or not? In a few days, we should have certainty, as an announcement on Twitter is generating anticipation.
What was said? The official Twitter account of Borderlands 3 announced a small event, namely the “Celebration of Togetherness”. This loosely translates to “Celebration of Togetherness”. This fits wonderfully with the theme of cross-play for many fans. It would be a great opportunity to introduce the feature in more detail.
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Randy Pitchford, the head of Gearbox, also mentioned this on Twitter:
We believe that what we have prepared will create a shared moment of cheer, joy, and wonder for you.
The fans’ hopes for cross-play have been rekindled.
When does the event take place? The “Celebration of Togetherness” will take place on Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. For us in Germany, this corresponds to 4:00 PM in the afternoon on July 16 – much more pleasant.
Whether the event ultimately has nothing to do with cross-play will be known in a few days. Until then, we have to be patient.
What else could it be? Other fans speculate that at the aforementioned time, there will only be a series of new trailers and reveals regarding in-game content. Unfortunately, the invitation is very vague and leaves much room for interpretation. But that was probably exactly what Gearbox wanted to achieve.
In Fortnite the Fortbyte #94 has appeared. This can be found under a frozen lake after you have destroyed a blue canoe. We will show you how to do that.
What is the task? This time it’s a longer riddle. It is: “Accessible after destroying a blue canoe under a frozen lake with the Scarlet Scythe pickaxe”
On the Season 9 map, we show you where the frozen lake with the canoe is located:
In the middle of the ice lake, you will find the Fortbyte
Fortbyte #94 under frozen lake after destroying a canoe
Where can I find the Fortbyte #94? As a prerequisite, you need the “Scarlet Scythe” pickaxe. You will receive this at level 87 of the Battle Pass. Select it and start the round.
Then you need to go to the ice world. There is a huge frozen lake buried under the houses.
Source: WohltatTV
Go to the middle of the lake and smash the flat roof of the house. There you will enter a room with canoes. If you destroy the large blue canoe on the wall, you will receive the Fortbyte, provided you use the Scarlet Scythe pickaxe.
Watch out for campers: There may be campers hiding in the building who are hoping for easy kills. So don’t get caught!
Is there a video? We will embed a video here that shows the exact location. This way, you won’t miss the Byte.
https://youtu.be/fM5at0ZAobI
What are Fortbytes anyway? These electronic puzzle pieces are scattered across the entire map, and an additional Byte comes every day.
If you collect 90 out of the total 100 Bytes, you will receive the Utopia skin for yourself. If you collect more Fortbytes, you can even upgrade this skin.
Our author Jürgen recently became a victim of a little
catastrophe: Total internet outage for weeks! So what to do when you crave
online games and MMOs and your usual games are not at hand?
What terrible thing happened to Jürgen? I am Jürgen, and I have suffered greatly. Because my old internet provider totally messed up the planned switch to a faster provider, I was offline for 3 weeks and only got my connection back today.
It is really bad to be offline: And while I found a solution for my work and moved out of the house, I was privately without internet for days. It was extremely annoying; I couldn’t watch series on the Smart TV, couldn’t play tabletop role-playing games via webcam stream, and my smart home didn’t work since Alexa was offline. I really felt like I was in the Middle Ages!
Mobile hotspots fail due to the poor mobile network here in my area. So what could I do?
Mobile games against the gaming emergency
In my desperation, I turned to mobile games. So far, they had been more of a dull pastime on the go for me, less a full-fledged gaming experience. But there were three online games that I enjoyed a lot and that kept me entertained during the internet drought in the evenings and satisfied my MMO cravings.
Most mobile games are very economical in operation and do not consume as much data as full-fledged titles on PC like Apex or ESO. Therefore, I was able to have much fun with the following games and my tablet.
Shadowgun Legends – Shooter action like Destiny
I still had in mind an article by my colleague Robert about the mobile shooter Shadowgun Legends. It sounded promising, and I like shooters. So I started Shadowgun and had a lot of fun there. Especially after I connected a gamepad, in my case a Razer Raiju, to the tablet.
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So much fun to play: I am used to playing with a mouse and keyboard, but compared to touch screen control, it worked quite well with the gamepad. The frantic shooting for more loot sweetened many evenings, and the crude humor of the game was totally my thing.
Where else do you have to gather flowers for a fat, shabby arms dealer from a death zone because the guy just threw up in his wife’s shoes?
The longer I played, the more fun Shadowgun became, and I constantly received something new. Sometimes new loot, then again new skills for my hero, and now and then a new game mode like team PvP or coop raids.
Shadowgun will definitely continue to be played, even if the internet is back. But only with a gamepad; without it, I find the touchscreen controls terrible.
The Elder Scrolls Legends – Elsweyr as a card game
The Elder Scrolls Legends has always been a mobile game that I enjoy a lot. For example, I like to play it while I’m exercising on the stationary bike or have to keep an eye on the sleeping baby.
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That’s why Legends is the perfect card game for ESO fans: Luckily, during my internet drought, the new addon “Moons of Elsweyr” was released. This is basically the card game extension for ESO: Elsweyr since, as a connoisseur of the MMORPG, many familiar faces appear. Among them is the cool feline Khamira, who already delighted fans in the E3 trailer for Elsweyr.
So I immediately got the pre-made Khamira deck and expanded it a bit, including my favorite Razum-dar, whom I was lucky to draw from a booster pack. With this deck, I had many fun evenings since it is full of nasty and mean possibilities.
Many of the Khajiit in the deck “steal” upgrades from the opponent when they break through, and then they can constantly sneak past enemy guards thanks to some tricky actions. More than once, I was able to outmaneuver a perfectly positioned enemy at the last minute and narrowly win.
If things went wrong, I got some new boosters (I still had a lot of gold left) and further improved the deck with fine adjustments.
The Elder Scrolls Legends gave me many enjoyable evenings and, thanks to the minimalist card game interface, consumed hardly any valuable data volume on my tablet.
Durango – More exciting than Stranger Things!
The last game I often played during my internet exile was Durango. The new mobile survival game was just released recently, and I became aware of it because colleagues were discussing it. It is already said to be more popular than ARK!
https://youtu.be/TUqQy9YfYWo
Although I have never played ARK, I like the survival genre in general, and I had no problem with dinosaurs either. The download of Durango costs me a bit of volume, but I was in the mood for something new, so I went for it.
So exciting is Durango: From the very beginning, Durango was a well-rounded experience. The game led me with a well-made tutorial into the wild game world full of dinosaurs and wild nature, and I could hardly tear myself away.
There is always something new to do and discover: Here I learn a plan for an improved axe, and with that, I can finally hunt that one big dinosaur. Cool, the meat is new; I can complete a quest here again! Awesome, a level-up; I can explore new things again!
This creates a constant spiral of rewards and achievements, paired with the joy of exploring a foreign world while always being on guard against dangerous dinosaurs.
Durango was so much fun on the first day that I played it until I fell exhausted into bed. That evening, I had actually planned to watch the also newly released season 3 of Stranger Things. I had downloaded the episodes in advance via Netflix on the tablet and could have watched them without data loss.
But somehow, the dinosaurs and my survival attempts in Durango were more exciting.
How did the gaming crisis actually end?
As of today, the day this article is published, I have internet again! The connection has finally been activated, and I also have a proper line at my new residence with which I can play MMOs and even stream.
Nevertheless, I do not intend to turn my back on mobile games, and the three games mentioned here will definitely continue to be played.
But enough about me and my views. Are there mobile games that you enjoy playing and that are a worthy substitute for “real” games on PC or console?
Age of Wonders 3 is currently being offered for free on Steam by Paradox until July 15. The 2014 game features turn-based strategy on hexagonal tiles and combines building elements with role-playing.
What is Age of Wonders 3 about? You are the leader of humans, elves, dwarves, draconian, goblins, orcs, and your task is to expand your faction’s realm and defeat opponents.
In doing so, you can level up and improve your heroes like in an RPG, and also found additional cities to expand your influence. You will discover new spells and buildings and engage in turn-based combat against opponents who typically pursue similar goals.
This is how you can play Age of Wonders 3 with other players: In addition to the single-player campaign, you can explore the map at your leisure in free scenarios, form alliances, and try out new spells, while in multiplayer you can either play competitively or cooperatively in an alliance against AI.
One special feature is that you can also play Age of Wonders 3 via email in multiplayer.
This is how Age of Wonders 3 is rated on Steam: The game is also very well received on Steam and is rated very positively by users. The title has over 7,000 reviews, with 79% being “mostly positive” ratings.
Who is Age of Wonders 3 suitable for? Especially if you’re fans of games like Civilization 6, you shouldn’t miss the opportunity to get Age of Wonders 3 for free. Here’s the Steam page where you can get Age of Wonders 3 for free.
If you enjoy Age of Wonders, you should mark August 6 on your calendar: Because that’s when the standalone successor “Age of Wonders Planetfall” is released. For that reason, it’s a good idea to get the predecessor for free.
We show you how to earn up to 8 additional percent discount daily from the Chalice of Calus in the Tribute Hall. This way, you will reach the maximum 80% discount faster.
What is this discount about? Do you want the new weapon exotic Bad Juju and the corresponding masterwork catalyst? Then you cannot avoid the Tribute Hall and the tributes themselves.
However, you can reduce the price for purchasable tributes by completing special bounties by up to 80%. You can do 4 bounties daily, each earning you an additional 1% discount.
Here’s how to get more than just 4% discount for the Tribute Hall – What you need to do
Regularly, a maximum increase of 4% is possible. However, some fans have reported lately that they could also get 6 or 8% per day when using multiple characters for the bounties. The results varied from player to player.
Some Guardians have analyzed the system behind this and have now figured out how to safely earn up to 8% additional discount daily. This is only possible with the help of the daily reset. By the way: as of now, it seems the daily maximum, even with multiple characters, is really set at 4%, if you play normally.
What you need for the trick:
At least 2 characters
You need to be able to play around the daily reset at 7:00 PM – just before and also after
Here’s what you need to do:
Log in with your second character shortly before the daily reset at 7:00 PM (about 20-30 minutes prior) and grab the bounties from the previous day.
Complete these bounties. It doesn’t matter whether you complete them before or after the reset – as long as they are the bounties from the previous day (before the reset). Important: Do not log out from this character before you have completed and redeemed them, or else the trick won’t work.
Wait for the reset (if it hasn’t occurred yet) and now redeem the 4 bounties. You will receive 4x Blessing of Opulence.
Now submit these 4 items at the Chalice of Calus in the Tribute Hall. You will receive 4% additional discount.
Switch to your main character
Grab the current 4 bounties (the 4 after the reset)
These should still reward you with one Blessing of Opulence per bounty.
Complete all 4 on your main character and redeem them for the reward.
Now submit 4x Blessing of Opulence at the statue. You will gain another 4% progress – thus you have reduced the price by a total of 8 additional percent on that day.
Repeat these steps the next day. Get the bounties from the previous day again with the second character before the reset, and so on. This way, you are guaranteed to receive an additional 8% discount on the purchasable tributes at the statue each day.
By the way: Even though many players hoped for it – more than 8% daily is not possible even with a third character. This is currently the absolute maximum that can be achieved daily. But even so, it already halves the time until the maximum discount.
What do you think of this trick? Will you try it out? By the way, some have made it even easier:
On Sunday, Entei returns to Pokémon GO and you can even defeat it with just two players. You only need to be level 30.
It’s that easy: Entei is weak against 3 types and can be defeated with just two players. You need Pokémon that are at least level 30. If you have the right weather, you can even be level 25.
When do I get a chance at Entei? The legendary Pokémon returns as part of a Raid Day. It appears on July 14th between 4 PM and 7 PM at all gyms that are not hosting an EX Raid.
This is how you defeat Entei with just two players
Which counters should I use? Entei is a Fire type, which makes it weak against Rock, Ground, and Water. So use these types.
Rameidon is the best counter against Entei
You need to consider: In our calculations for the raid battle, we have always assumed the highest friendship level. This gives you a bonus in battle that is essential.
Also, for some Pokémon, the weather is crucial. It boosts your monsters as well. However, you can still defeat Entei with just two players at level 30 in any weather.
This is how you defeat Entei at level 30 with two players
This is how hard it gets: The battle with Pokémon at level 30 will be quite tough. The options are also quite limited, as only a few Pokémon are strong enough. Weather bonuses could play into your hands here.
With Kyogre at level 30, you can defeat Entei easily
Use these Pokémon: Only 2 Pokémon can defeat Entei at this level with two players. In addition, there are some monsters that work well given the right weather:
Rameidon with Rock Smash and Rock Slide
Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Tyranitar with Rock Smash and Stone Edge (only in partly cloudy weather)
Rhyperior with Rock Smash and Stone Edge (only in partly cloudy weather)
Feraligatr with Waterfall and Hydro Cannon (only in rain)
Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump (only in rain)
This is how you defeat Entei at level 35 with two players
This is how hard it gets: It won’t be much easier at this level either. Although Rameidon and Kyogre can defeat Entei more easily, the options in your battle team won’t expand much.
Aerodactyl at level 35 can be useful in the right weather
Use these Pokémon: Some more Pokémon at level 35 can defeat Entei with two players – assuming the weather cooperates. These include:
Aerodactyl with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only in partly cloudy weather)
Ampharos with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only in partly cloudy weather)
Palkia with Dragon Tail and Hydro Pump (only in rain)
Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earthquake (only in sunny weather)
This is how you defeat Entei at level 40 with two players
This is how hard it gets: If you bring the top counters, Entei shouldn’t pose any problems. If you benefit from the weather bonus, your battle team will become even broader.
Feraligatr with the Community Day move is a strong counter
Use these Pokémon: Two more Pokémon can defeat Entei at level 40 without a weather bonus. Additionally, some other monsters that can also benefit from the weather bonus:
Tyranitar with Rock Smash and Stone Edge
Feraligatr with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
(Alolan) Golem with Stone Throw and Rock Edge (only in partly cloudy weather)
Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Pump (only in rain)
Swampert with Water Gun and Surf (only in rain)
Groudon with Mud Shot and Earthquake (only in sunny weather)
This is important in the duo: Know your Pokémon. It doesn’t help if you use the right Pokémon but they have the wrong moves.
Prepare your battle team in advance. This way, if you lose all your Pokémon, you can quickly revive them and enter the battle again.
Don’t go back into battle with the suggested team in any case. You won’t succeed with the duo this way.
What does your battle team against Entei look like?
A grandmother proves that she keeps up with the times and plays diligently. After more than 700 hours, she completed the Zelda game “Twilight Princess.”
If you really love a game, you can get quite immersed in it. This is especially true for the Zelda series. However, the determination of this 82-year-old woman is something that many gamers could learn from. Over the past months, she finally completed the game “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.” She proudly sent the proof to her grandson. The impressive part: 755 hours of gameplay!
Did she really do it all by herself? No, occasionally she had a bit of help or got tips from her grandchildren on how to master certain sections in the game. However, her grandson emphasizes that she “managed 99% on her own” and especially defeated the final boss by herself. In any case, it’s a proud achievement at her age – something that many gamers in their younger years might not accomplish since Zelda bosses can be quite tough.
What problems did she face? Learning to use new input devices, such as the “Motion Control” on the Wii, posed challenges for her. It also became increasingly difficult to tackle games that require quick reflexes – such as Zelda. However, that didn’t stop her from finally finishing Twilight Princess after a long time.
Achievement recognized on Reddit: After her grandson showcased his grandmother’s achievement on Reddit, the thread exploded. With over 65,000 upvotes, the news was particularly well received. So much so that the lady even created a Reddit account herself and responded to various questions. Reddit users speculated that she probably spent most of the 755 hours in the infamous, hated water temple. However, that was not the case.
The next goal is already set: With the completion of Twilight Princess, her gaming hobby still hasn’t come to an end. She is currently considering whether she should also play the latest Zelda “Breath of the Wild.” It’s not surprising that Reddit users unanimously demand she should definitely take it on.
Reddit users are calling for a Twitch stream: The community on Reddit is so impressed with the achievements of the older lady that they even wish she could stream her next game on Twitch. Then more people could watch live as the good lady works her way through the next Zelda game, piece by piece.
What do you think of this achievement? Do you want to keep gaming diligently in old age? Or is 82 definitely the limit for gaming?
Other older women sometimes make mistakes related to gaming at their age:
This is new: According to the football magazine Kicker, there will be two different types of goalkeeper instructions in FIFA 20. These will distinguish between instructions for the goalkeeper’s behavior inside and outside the penalty area.
How it was before: Until now, FIFA players could only dictate instructions and tactics for field players. The goalkeeper, on the other hand, often did what he wanted.
In the still current part of the football simulation FIFA 19, the FIFA player has to rely entirely on the AI of the goalkeeper. Here, goalkeepers have various traits embedded in their stats and determine their behavior in different situations. However, FIFA players have been united for years: The goalkeeper is a problem.
This should change in FIFA 20. The player gets more control over the goalkeeper.
For example, Manuel Neuer has the trait “Out of Goal,” which ensures that he will, like in real life, often rush towards the attacker to clear the ball. However, this is often dangerous in both virtual and real football and can quickly lead to goals against.
While these traits will still exist for goalkeepers in FIFA 20, they are not active if you have assigned the keeper other instructions.
Inside the penalty area: There are three different instructions for goalkeepers who are in the penalty area.
Caution with crosses – With this setting, the goalkeeper acts defensively and stays on the line.
Balance – Here the keeper decides his behavior himself as in FIFA 19 and tries to act balanced.
Intercept crosses – The goalkeeper is more offensive and tries to intercept crosses.
Outside the penalty area: For behavior outside the penalty area, there are 2 instructions that can be selected.
Sweeper Keeper – With this setting, the keeper will more often aggressively go for the ball and leave the penalty area in emergencies. He will look for 1-on-1 situations.
Balance – Like in FIFA 19, the goalkeeper will play autonomously and act balanced.
This is changing for gameplay: The new goalkeeper instructions could become a really strong feature for FIFA 20. In theory, you have significantly more control over the keeper and can command him according to the situation and the opponent. A real advantage!
Also, the body sizes and stats of the individual goalkeepers play a larger role with the new instructions. So, you should probably not give smaller goalkeepers like Yann Sommer the “Intercept Crosses” setting. Instead, you can choose “Caution with Crosses” to prevent unfortunate goals against.
At the latest with the demo of FIFA 20 or at a demo station at this year’s Gamescom, you will be able to test this feature yourself.
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It took more than two weeks for the players of World of Warcraft to solve this puzzle. An event in Mechagon has a secret “Hardmode”.
Mechagon is rightly considered the area with the most secrets in World of Warcraft. Many of the puzzles have already been solved in the past weeks or even on the PTR, but there are still some hidden contents.
Especially a few missing blueprints for the robot Pascal-K1N6 are still causing trouble for the players. Now, after almost 2 weeks, the players have discovered a hidden “Hardmode” of an event – the Reclamation Rig. As a reward, one of the hidden blueprints awaits.
Pascal can learn many recipes – but most of them are hidden.
What is the Reclamation Rig? In the southeast of Mechagon (directly above “The Outlet”), there is the construction project of the Reclamation Rig. Every few hours, players can invest numerous scrap parts and power cores here to get the tower running again.
Once that’s done, an event starts that requires multiple players. Waves of contaminated enemies attack and want to destroy the tower. If the event is successfully completed, there is a reward and plenty of scrap just from killing the enemies.
This is where the event starts. However, it is only available every few hours.
How to activate Hard Mode: To activate the Reclamation Rig in “Hard Mode”, at least one player must carry the item “Particle Accelerator”. This is one of the experimental weapons assembled by the goblins during a daily quest.
After assembly, it is available when the weapon stations are available for construction (where you also get the jetpacks from).
The player must now hit a total of 20 “Radiated Elementals” with the Hammer using the Particle Accelerator. These transform into “Unstable Radiated Elementals” upon being hit and have significantly more health points.
If this is done during the event with 20 radiated elementals, then in the last phase you will not have to fight against Neutrium Races, but against 3 Unstable Radiated Golems. These are not much harder to defeat, they just have more health points.
The Reclamation Rig consumes many resources. But it is worth it!
What rewards are there? Anyone participating in the event receives, in addition to the normal rewards, an “Radiated Box with Parts”. This box guarantees the blueprint: Rustbolt Requisition, which is needed for the achievement Scrap Yard Architect. Additionally, you have a chance to obtain the pet Echo Slime.
How many of Pascal’s blueprints have you already obtained? Are you still diligently farming the rares every day? Or have you already crossed Mechagon off your list?
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Today, on July 13th, the vendor reset took place at The Division 2 This introduces new equipment for sale. We will take a look at what is worth it. Additionally, the secret vendor Cassie Mendoza now works differently.
What is interesting about the vendor reset? Even if you are already well-equipped, many players utilize the reset to further optimize their gear.
For example, masks can increase crit chance. The value can vary between +0.5% and 11%.
Many players check the vendors week after week for items with high values. They then use these to recalibrate their preferred items to the desired value.
The following items are recommended this week: This week is relatively weak with only a few items that can really be recommended. Here are the most interesting offers:
D50 pistol in the Dark Zone East. The weapon itself is nothing special, but anyone who still needs a D50 to craft the exotic pistol Liberty should grab it now.
Backpack from Richter & Kaiser GmbH with 14% crit chance at the level 30 clan vendor. Those working on a crit build should grab this, as 14% is a pretty good value for a backpack. Additionally, this backpack has Destructive for +20% more explosive damage.
Holster from Richter & Kaiser GmbH with 13.5% crit chance in the Dark Zone West. If you are currently working on a crit build, then the 13.5% is a good start – although there’s room for improvement.
ACR assault rifle with the “strained” talent at the clan vendor. Everyone who has had trouble finding an assault rifle with “strained” can grab this. With this popular perk, you get +5% damage from critical hits for every 10% of your armor that is destroyed.
An overview of the entire vendor offer can be found on the site rubenalamina.mx
What you should note with Cassie: For the reset at the secret vendor Cassie Mendoza, different times apply after Title Update 4. Her reset now occurs 24 hours later than with the other vendors – so only on the night from Saturday to Sunday. Until then, only the timer will be displayed, she won’t sell anything.
With the Tribute Hall also came some new glitches to Destiny 2. One of them allows you to have an infinite Super. Fortunately, this is only possible in one mission. Arcstriders should still have fun with it.
What kind of glitch is it? A new day, a new glitch in the Tribute Hall of Destiny 2: Guardians have discovered that due to a bug, they can get an infinite Super.
This is likely possible through one of the purchase tributes that can be acquired at the statue of Calus in the Tribute Hall. By further expanding the hall, it is possible to purchase tributes for ammunition and Super energy. These actually belong to the unofficial shooting range, which came into the game with the Tribute Hall.
Due to a bug, however, players get an infinite Super.
Arcstriders are having a good time again
How is the glitch triggered? On consoles, the glitch will likely only work with the top Arcstrider tree. Players need to have unlocked the tribute with which they can recharge their Super energy. Additionally, they must already have the quest “The Other Side,” which unlocks Bad Karma. The glitch is only effective for this mission and cannot be taken out of the hall.
Players can fill up their Super at the tribute, use it, and wait at the tribute until they hear that another Super has been filled up. Arcstriders can now fully recharge their Super energy with every dodge through the perk “Deadly Current.”
Where can the glitch be used? The glitch cannot be taken out of the hall, so it can only be used for the mission “The Other Side.” But even there, this glitch can be very useful.
There is a Triumph that requires you to complete the mission “flawless,” meaning without dying. The Triumph gives you a whopping 200 points and contributes to further progress in the hall.
What other glitches came into the game? But the Super glitch is not the only one that came with the Triumph Hall. We have already reported on an exploit that allows players to easily obtain the weapon Bad Karma.
The weapon is actually tied to a quest line that consumes quite a bit of resources or time. With the exploit, Guardians can get the weapon “just like that,” without having to spend materials:
